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Violence at work Yemen’s rebels: Saudi-coalition airstrike kills 10 civilians
Yemen’s Houthi rebels and a rights activist say an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has killed at least 10 civilians, including six children and two women in the mountainous northern province of JawfBy SAMY MAGDY Associated PressJuly 15, 2020, 9:54 PM3 min readCAIRO — An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition Wednesday killed at least 10…
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Violence at work French man accused of molesting 305 Indonesian children
Indonesian authorities have arrested a French man for alleged sexual abuse of minors after finding videos on his laptop computer showing him molesting over 300 childrenBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated PressJuly 10, 2020, 2:18 PM2 min readJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities have arrested a French man for alleged sexual abuse of minors after finding videos on…
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Violence at work Civil rights veteran Rev. C.T. Vivian dead at 95
ATLANTA — The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key advisor to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who organized pivotal campaigns in the civil rights movement and spent decades after advocating for justice and equality, died Friday at the age of 95. Vivian began staging sit-ins against segregation in Peoria, Illinois, in the 1940s…
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Violence at work California sues Cisco for bias based on Indian caste system
California regulators have sued Cisco Systems for discriminating against an engineer at the company’s headquarters because he is a Dalit IndianBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology WriterJuly 1, 2020, 11:57 PM3 min readNEW YORK — California regulators have sued Cisco Systems, saying an engineer faced discrimination at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters because he is a…
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Violence at work Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban have put the son of the movement’s feared founder in charge of their military wing and added several powerful figures to their negotiating team, Taliban officials said. The shake-up, one of the most significant in years, comes ahead of expected talks with Kabul aimed at ending decades of war in Afghanistan.…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY What you should buy if you’re going back into the office
After months of working from home, many companies around the country are exploring reopening their offices. Though the ability to do so is based on your location and industry, for those workers who k…
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Violence at work Sudanese forces break up protest camp in Darfur, killing 1
Sudanese activists say armed groups have attacked a protest camp in the war-scarred Darfur region, killing more than a dozen peopleBy SAMY MAGDY Associated PressJuly 13, 2020, 8:35 PM4 min readCAIRO — Sudanese armed groups on Monday attacked a protest camp in the war-scarred Darfur region, killing more than a dozen people, activists said, a…
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Violence at work UN says 2 aid workers, 4 others shot dead in South Sudan
The United Nations says two aid workers in South Sudan have been shot dead along with four people they were helping after members of an unknown armed group attacked this weekJuly 16, 2020, 11:02 AM2 min readJOHANNESBURG — Two aid workers in South Sudan were shot dead along with four people they were helping after…
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WORKPLACE SAFETY There is no constitutional right to wear a Black Lives Matter mask at work?
Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York homicide prosecutor and of counsel to the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil rights cases. …
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Violence at work Mexico’s president turns attention to cartel-plagued states
MEXICO CITY — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is traveling to three of Mexico’s most violent states this week to counter what many call a “hands-off” strategy toward drug cartels that has exacerbated tensions with state governors. A surge in cartel killings in Guanajuato, Colima and Jalisco – all states governed by opposition parties -…